Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.
The typical MicroCenter sticker shock kicks in. Fortunately, the actual prices are in line with reality:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/438841/GTX970_4GB_SC_ACX_PCIE
http://www.microcenter.com/product/438838/GTX980_4GB_SC_PCIE
I'm also a huge fan of the old-school Wheel Mouse Optical. :D
If you're ok with wired, check out the Razer Taipan. It's got a very similar shape and feel.
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-taipan
You sure about that? Recent articles have mentioned no "6 Series" chipset until Sandy Bridge in Q1 of 2011.
Here's one article:
http://www.semiaccurate.com/2010/02/05/no-more-desktop-chipsets-intel-year/
Snippet:
"DONT EXPECT ANYTHING new from Intel this year in terms of desktop...